73–If project is being fast tracked, are the extra cost/ resources use sustainable over a long period of time? (No = blue)
74-Do investors have a major say in decisions made about the project? (Yes = blue)
75–Is staffing level appropriate to perform the scheduled workload? (Yes = green)
76–Has/ is progress on meeting the benchmarks been met? Is progress fast enough? Is it sustainable (Yes = good)
77–Do SM/ PM/ Team/ contractors NOT want to make decisions? (NOT = bad)
78–Does decision making occur in slow-moving, fragmented silos? (Yes = bad)
79–Is the pace of operations, personnel quality/ manning/ communications, maintenance, equipment and training excessive? Are any of these issues lagging? Is team personal fitness/ family life/ free time suffering as a result? (Yes = bad)
80–Does the number of required weekly project team hours worked (e.g., consistently working 12 or more hours per day) significantly exceed the standard/ normal work hours of non-project team members? (Yes = bad)
81-Does SM/ PM give themselves sufficient time to review problems? (No = bad)
82-Do the explanations “add up” (make logical sense)? (No = bad)
83-Do issue log entries prompt action items? (No = bad)
84-Does SM have the confidence that the project will be successful? (Yes = good)
85-Does SM/ PM ask the right questions? Solving the right problems? (Yes = good)
86-Is there too much incentive to say ‘no’ to taking risks/ making decisions? (Yes = bad)
87-Are workers/ managers salaries/ construction costs excessive, when comparing them for similar work/ regionally? (Yes = blue)
88-Does SM/ PM explain to all concerned what’s driving their decisions? (Yes = good)
89-At its current pace, will the project be completed on time? (Yes = good)
90–Is this project executed well enough to support the firm’s strategic goals and vision? (No = bad)
91-Do proposed solutions to challenges/ issues address the root problem? (No = bad)
92–Does systemic fraud exist on this project? With this/ multiple contractors? (Yes = bad)
93-Does/ did SM/PM act consistently and aggressively enough to consistently root-out the problems and sustain and improve performance? (No = bad)
94–Is project on track to meet its intended goals by its assigned deadline and budget? (No = blue – but depending on phase)
95–Is there a wide variance between the project’s current duration/ cost and its original duration/ cost? (Yes = blue)
96–Has project been given sufficient time to succeed? (No = blue)
97-Is SM/ PM working on a Plan-B option, if project fails to achieve its objectives? (No = blue)
98- Is SM/ PM measuring what they really want to know? (No = bad)
99- Does the number of units due/ promised versus the actually delivered closely/ nearly/ almost match? (No = blue)
100-Does the pace of delivery meet or exceed the project’s schedule? (No = bad)
101-Can/ has project meet/ met all reliability, safety, technical and operational requirements? (No = bad)
102-Has PM/ SM decided future options – should the project not work? Do options include:
*Proceeding to the next phase?
*Trying another system or idea already approved or in-process?
*Try a system/ idea not previously considered?
*Deciding that nothing currently works and starting over?
103–Is a change of top leadership needed/ justified at this time? (Yes = blue)
104–Are the right number of workers actively engaged (beware of too many/ too few) in completing the project? (No = bad)
105–Has the cost of the project significantly escalated by orders of magnitude over its originally stated budget? (Yes = red)
106–Is the scope of the project significantly larger than needed? (Yes = blue)
107–Can project continue to operate at the current pace, given relevant events? (Yes = good)
108–Is/ has PM/ SM been willing to use data and override established algorithms? (Yes = blue)
109–Is the project’s resource “burn rate” sustainable over the long-term? (No = bad)
110–Does/ has SM/ PM initiate/d timely action to promote the project? (Yes = good)
111–Has SM/ PM created benchmarks and best practices to assure the project’s success? (Yes = good)
112–Does SM/ PM review the project’s key performance indicators to:
*Assess the project’s status? (Yes = good)
*Determine progress (Yes = good)
*Allocate/ reallocate resources (Yes = good)
113–Have expert monitoring/ advice caused improvements in project performance? (Yes = good)
114–Has SM/ PM provided the resources, effort and expertise to solve the project’s most pressing/ core problems? (Yes = good)
115–Does the safety system provide a reliable safety picture? (Yes = good)
116–(If a problem has surfaced) can QA/ PM determine the exact cause? (Yes = good)
117–Is SM/ PM effectively executing the plan? (Yes = good)
118–(After PM has replanned) Is the new plan up and running effectively? (Yes = good)
119-Is/ was/ will this technology/ project retrofitted to operate in this intended environment? (Yes = blue)
120–as verification been made to ensure that all overtime was honestly earned and appropriate? (No = bad)
Has an audit been performed of:
- The recipient’s regular salary and the number of hours associated with this salary.
- The overtime amount recipient was paid (on top of the regular salary) and the number of hours associated with this overtime salary.
- Assuming a 40-hour workweek and 52 weeks and 2080 hours (40×52)
- Divide A by C to get the hourly rate at straight time pay
- Calculate D times the overtime hourly pay rate to get the overtime pay
- Add the hours from A and B to determine recipient’s total work hours.
- Divide F by 365 days (#days in a year) to determine the recipient’s:
*Average daily hours, minutes worked
*The number of days per week worked
*Do this to cover a period of an entire year
- Ask (after performing the A through E pay analysis) if the recipient is working more hours or days than humanly possible (fraud indicator) over any selected period of time?
- Knows whether each team/ work group is doing anything close to the necessary amount of work, today?
121–Is the end product currently operating at its rated capacity? (No = bad)
122–Is this project properly placed within the organization? (No = bad)
123–Are the project’s current monitoring and surveillance systems sufficiently advanced enough to avoid unwanted tragedies? (No = bad)
124–Are decision makers ready to pull the plug, because? (Yes = good)
*No/ insufficient progress over a sustained amount of time
*Too much money has been spent
*Too many promises made and now unmet (false promises)
*Lofty ambitions no longer match the current reality
*Project is orphaned (has no sponsor or leadership)
125-Has the project solved the problem it was given and the problem the firm needed to solve? (No = bad)
126–Does/ has SM/ PM spend too much time analyzing the data and not enough time making decisions? (Yes = bad)
127–Is this project’s findings receiving the same type of scrutiny that is applied in more proven technologies? (Yes = good)
128–Does SM demand PM to provide evidence and numbers to back up gut feelings/ hunches? Is there any attempt to evaluate project details and performance numbers together? (No = bad)
129–Is effective testing used to guide decision making? (Yes = good)
130–Can this project be successfully implemented? (No = bad: Consider pausing and reevaluate options)
131–Is the testing producing mixed results? (Yes = blue)
132–Is PM/QA moving as quickly and carefully as possible? (Yes = good)
133–Can PM/SM get facts/ test results quickly and clearly? Knows which must be acted upon quickly? (Yes = good)
134–Is/ has PM collecting enough efficiency and safety data? (Yes = good)
135–Does this project make long-term sense for the firm (company)?
136–Is SM/ PM/ PT comfortable making decisions in an environment of uncertainty? (No = blue)
137–Is SM/ PM getting:
*Most relevant information? (Yes = good)
*Latest information? (Yes = good)
*Outdated data (Yes = bad)
*Sketchy and poorly monitored data
*Tainted facts (Yes = bad)
*Half-baked analysis (Yes = bad)
*Cross-referencing data to verify that information from various reports sources is not in conflict? (Yes = good)
138–Is constant coordination occurring between the project’s organizations? (Yes = good)
139–Have decision/ action thresholds been established for this project? (Yes = good)
140-Does PM identify trends early and implement strict mitigation efforts, in a timely manner, before the threshold is reached? (Yes = good)
141–Does SM/PM ever ask ‘are we there yet’? (Yes = good)
142–Is the project plan working as advertised, despite promises, money/ other resources that were invested? (Yes = good)
143–Is the PM’s/ SM’S decision making effective in both the short-term and long-term? (Yes = good)
144–Does SM/ PM know/ can explain when the proof point will be reached when people will see that the plan/ transition plan is working? (Yes = good)